Garment hanger



Aug. 25, 1931. 0.5 LAW GARMENT HANGER Filed Jan. 9, 1928 In v'entor.Otis, E. L a w.

His Attorney.

Patented Aug. 25, 1931 UNITED STATES OTIS E. LAW, OI BROOKFIELD,

ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO PINLESSCLOTHES LINE CORR, A CORPORATION OF. ILLINOIS GARMENT HANGER Applicationfiled. January 9, 1928. Serial No. 245,583.

My invention relates to garment hangers, and more particularly tohangers of a type adapted for drying and airing garments aftercleansing.

I The object of my invention is to provide a device of the kinddescribed of simple and inexpensive construction, and convenient ofapplication whereby garments after wash ing, dyeing, etc., may be hungup to air and dry. I

Another object of my invention is to provide a portable garment hangerof a type obviating the use of clothes pins.

Other objects and advantages will appear more fully in the hereinafterspecification when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary plan View of y devlce. a",

Figure 2 1s a fragmentary side l v t thereof.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view showing my device in operation.

Figure 4 is a side elevation of my device when folded.

With more particular reference to the drawings, in which similarcharacters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalviews, A designates a metal joint having sockets 11, 12 in each of whicha looped end 13 of one of the links B having a twist 15, is inserted. Byinspection of Fig ures 1 and 2, it will be seen that the links B may becoupled together by the joints A to form a continuous, freely foldablehanger,

adapted to be secured to or hung on any convenient object such as thepole 16 and the bracket 17 on a shed 18, a fragment of which latter, isshown.

When not in use, my garment hanger may be conveniently folded into abundle of links, as best shown in Figure 4, compact enough to be carriedin a mans coat pocket or in a small travelling bag.

In manufacturing my device, I employ the crimping may be expeditiouslydone with ordinary wire cut into equal lengths and then by a singleoperation of a wire bendwife into one of the links B. The metal jointswhich provide the sockets 11, 12 are merely strips of sheet metalcrimped over the adjoining end of the separate links, this lastoperation being accomplished by a crimping machine, although ifpreferred,

a pair of suitable crimping pincers. The wire used in my hanger being ofthe nonoxidizing variety, there will be no danger of rust marks on thegarments hung thereon. From an inspection of the drawings together withthe foregoing description, the mode of using my device has been in greatmeasure indicated, it only being necessary to mention that a corner orend of a garment to be hung will be inserted in the diverging part of,the loop 20, and then slid into the twist 15, whereby a clampingengagement of the link with the clothes is effected. sufficient tosustain the latter, this being best shown in Figure 1 where an ordinarytowel.

is hung on my device in the manner described. It will be observed thatthe ends 21 and 22 of the wire forming the links B,

are detaohably secured in one of the sockets, this method permitting thedetachment of any or all of the; links in cases where a clothes line ofless length is desired.

While I have illustrated and described a preferred form of my invention,it will be understood that the device is susceptible to some variationand modification; hence I do not confine myself literally to the precisedetails as set forth, but Wish to take advantage of such embodiments andmodifications as fairly fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A clothes hanger formed of a plurality of wire links, each bent toprovide a central .90

(1 machine, twist and loop the section of twisted part, a loop at oneend and a pair of prongs at the other end; a plurality of substantiallyrectilinear, imperforate strips of metal crimped at each end to providean individual socket for the loop and the pair of prongs of said wirelinks, the wire links when joined by said strips of metal providing acontinuous freely foldable hanger for securing garments and fabricsthereto.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

OTIS E. LAW.

